Eastern Monachism: an Account of the Origin, Laws, Discipline, Sacred Writings, Mysterious Rites, Religious Ceremonies, and Present Circumstances, of the Order of Mendicants Founded by Gótama Budha, (compiled from Singhalese MSS. and Other Original Sources of Information); with Comparative Notices of the Usages and Institutions of the Western Ascetics, and a Review of the Monastic System |
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... immense mountain , called Maha Méru , around and above the summit of which are the déwa and brahma lókas , the abode of those beings who in their different states of existence have attained a superior degree of merit 4 EASTERN MONACHISM .
... immense mountain , called Maha Méru , around and above the summit of which are the déwa and brahma lókas , the abode of those beings who in their different states of existence have attained a superior degree of merit 4 EASTERN MONACHISM .
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... merit . In this incipient state they are called Bodhisatwas . In the birth in which they become Budha they are always of woman born , and pass through infancy and youth like ordinary beings , until at a prescribed age they abandon the ...
... merit . In this incipient state they are called Bodhisatwas . In the birth in which they become Budha they are always of woman born , and pass through infancy and youth like ordinary beings , until at a prescribed age they abandon the ...
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... merit and demerit are produced , whence comes con- sciousness , then body and mind , and afterwards the six organs of sense . Again , from the organs of sense comes contact ; from contact , desire ; from desire , sensation ; from ...
... merit and demerit are produced , whence comes con- sciousness , then body and mind , and afterwards the six organs of sense . Again , from the organs of sense comes contact ; from contact , desire ; from desire , sensation ; from ...
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... merit upon those in whose name , or in whose presence they are conducted . I have therefore retained the word priest to designate the sramanas of Budha ; they are monks as to the economy of their own lives , but priests as to the world ...
... merit upon those in whose name , or in whose presence they are conducted . I have therefore retained the word priest to designate the sramanas of Budha ; they are monks as to the economy of their own lives , but priests as to the world ...
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... merit , and the giver of alms , who by that gift expects to gain merit : the man who lives ( to use a distinction of Pythagoras ) ὑπερ φυσιν , above nature , and him who lives κατα φυσιν , according to nature ; and the higher ...
... merit , and the giver of alms , who by that gift expects to gain merit : the man who lives ( to use a distinction of Pythagoras ) ὑπερ φυσιν , above nature , and him who lives κατα φυσιν , according to nature ; and the higher ...
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abbot afterwards Alban Butler allowed alms alms-bowl Ananda ancient Anuradhapura appear ascetic asceticism attained nirwána become bhikshu birth bó-tree body Brahmans Budhists called cause ceived Ceylon church cloth colour dágoba death declared déwas dhyána disciples earth enter Evesham evil desire exercise existence feet forest four garments give given Gótama Budha India kalpas kasina kind king live Maha manner means meditation mendicant merit Méru Milinda mind mode Moggaliputta-tissa monastery monastic monks Nágaséna nimitta novice observed offering Pali pass paths Pátimokkhan performed persons Pitakas possession precepts present priest priestess priesthood priests of Budha principal professed rahat Rajagaha Rathapála received recluse regarded relics religion residence robe sacred sage samádhi sangha Sanskrit seen similar Singhalese sorrow sramana stanzas superior supposed supreme Budha Sútra temple things thought tion tree truth village Vishnu whilst wihára Winaya Wisudhi Margga Sanné word worship